Adam Morgan's stunning first half strike was the highlight as a young Liverpool Under 21 side defeated Manchester City at Hyde FC's Ewen Fields Stadium tonight.
Morgan collected the ball just inside the City half and pinged a shot over the keeper's head that grazed the underside of the crossbar on it's way into the net. It was an incredible strike as the keeper hadn't even strayed far from his line.
Midfielder Cameron Brannagan added a second after the break, sidefooting home from close range after terrific work on the right by Stephen Sama, usually a centre back but operating in a full back role this evening. That's been the theme of the week for the Reds, but Sama enjoyed more success in the role than Kolo Toure or Mamadou Sakho had at the weekend.
City had plenty of the ball but found it difficult to create chances against a Reds rearguard in which Lloyd Jones and new signing Rafael Paez - snapped up recently from Real Madrid - were imperious. 16 year old local midfielder Jordan Rossiter also caught the eye once more with a mature display sitting in front of the defence, but it was Morgan's strike that had everyone talking after this one.
U21s boss Alex Inglethorpe was without several regular starters and was forced to field a much more inexperienced side than that which came from 2-0 down to beat Sunderland 5-2 at Anfield last week. The likes of Raheem Sterling, Jordan Ibe, Luis Alberto, Tiago Ilori, Martin Kelly and John Flanagan were all missing, presumably as they are in contention for a place in the senior squad for the game at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
Team: Ward; Sama, Jones, Paez, Maguire; Roddan, Rossiter; McLaughlin, Dunn (Bijev), Brannagan; Morgan:
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